Epic Pen Alternatives for Linux

Epic Pen is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is EpicPencil, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Epic Pen and five of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Epic Pen are Gromit-MPX, ScreenPen, Pylote and Wayscriber.

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  1. EpicPencil icon
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    Use a transparent desktop overlay to draw, highlight, erase, add text, and select colors over any running app. It spans multiple monitors, supports configurable keyboard shortcuts, and keeps annotations local without accounts, cloud services, or telemetry.

    15 EpicPencil alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  2. Gromit-MPX icon
     12 likes

    Gromit-MPX is an on-screen annotation tool that works with any Unix desktop environment under X11 as well as Wayland.

    19 Gromit-MPX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
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  3. ScreenPen icon
     2 likes

    Screen annotation software which allows drawing directly on the screen. It is an open source and multiplatform (all systems that support Python) alternative to tools such as Epic Pen.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4.  4 likes

    Pylote is a software making it possible to draw on the screen of the computer, like handling various instruments of geometry.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python
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  5. Wayscriber icon
     2 likes

    Live overlay for drawing, annotating, hiding text, and capturing screenshots on Linux. Can be used as whiteboard or blackboard. Highly customisable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Linux
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